GW/SW-001 Plynlimon

 

GW/SW-001 Plynlimon-Pen Pumlumon Fawr

25/01/2022

Cold today…..

Well 2m was dire today with only 5 contacts in my Plynlimon GW/MW-001 log. Of those 3 were s2s with Ian, Mal and Ben...thank you all. There wasn't any activity on any of the channels and yet my signal reports were fine. The weather didn't help with rime frost forming on the antenna wire....it was cold. I moved to 60m and 14 regular chasers/activator friends made my log so thank you one and all. I contemplated a move to 40m but I thought it was best to pull the plug while I could still feel my feet... I thought I had the summit all to myself but as I was packing up a couple arrived at the trig so we chatted for a short while about what I was doing. Enjoy the photos and thanks to Frank MW0OFA for the spots.

My usual track

Getting frosty....

Arrived..brrr...

2m VHF set up

End fed ready...

6m Carbon Fibre pole supporting EFHW in inverted V

Nature at work...

10:48	2W0IWM/P	144MHz	FM	Ian s2s Coity Mountain
10:49	GW6OVD/P	144MHz	FM	Mal s2s Coity Mountain
11:04	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank
11:12	GW4BML/M	144MHz	FM	Ben en route summit
11:20	GW4BML/P	144MHz	FM	Ben s2s Garreg-hir
11:33	MW0OFA	5MHz	SSB	Frank
11:34	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
11:35	G4OBK	5MHz	SSB	Phil
11:36	GW4CQZ	5MHz	SSB	Martyn
11:37	GI4ONL	5MHz	SSB	Victor
11:37	G4IAR	5MHz	SSB	Dave
11:37	G0FEX	5MHz	SSB	Ken
11:38	G4OOE	5MHz	SSB	Nick
11:39	G4IPB	5MHz	SSB	Paul
11:39	G4AFI	5MHz	SSB	Andrew
11:40	GI4OSF	5MHz	SSB	John
11:41	G4WSB	5MHz	SSB	Bill
11:42	G4TJC	5MHz	SSB	Simon
11:43	M0BKV	5MHz	SSB	Damian

 

Saying good bye to the summit visitors...

My activation set-up

HF:- Elecraft KX2 (8 watts) and 4.2Ah LiFe

HF Antenna – End-Fed hybrid - 49:1 Unun with loading coil for 80m

HF Antenna support – 6m Sotabeams Carbon Fibre Fishing pole

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VHF/4m Antenna support – 4m Life’s a Breeze Glass Fibre Fishing pole

(VHF) Yaesu FT270 2m-FM (5watts) into a ‘Slim G

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX